Best Of Chad - 10 Days

Best Of Chad - 10 Days

This tour includes:

Accommodation as per itinerary

Accommodation as per itinerary

Bottled water

Bottled water

Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast,...

Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)

Driver/guide

Driver/guide

Professional guide

Professional guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Not included:

Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance

Food and drinks, unless specified

Food and drinks, unless specified

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10 DAY ITINERARY - ARCHEI, ENNEDI, CAPITAL, DESERT & HIGHLIGHTS - LET'S GO!!

DAY 1

Arrive โ€“ N'Djamenaย 

Today, youย arrive in N'Djamena and are transferred to your hotel. You will overnight at Hotel Chez Wou, or a similar, dinner included.

DAYS 2 - 4

N'Djamena โ€“ Ouaddai & Mongo Kalait: 1260 km

Today we begin our drive from N'Djamena through the Lake Chad plains up to Massaguet. On the way, we will visit Bitkine and other villages stopping at the Rock Ab Touyour (mountains of the vultures). Here, you'll notice we are already in the Guera region (Mountainous Sahelian area) marked by granite peaks.ย 

This is the place of theย Hadjeraiย ethnic group where the population is dominated by farmers and hunters, who are said to have very sophisticated techniques.

We continue through the immense plain and the acacia forest known for its production of Arabic Gum. Next we will visit Mongo, located at the edge of the massif of Aboutelfane (mount Guera, 1500m) and then drive through hills and inhabited valleys.

We then arrive in Abรฉchรฉa a transhumance zone and chief-place of Ouaddaรฏ, this city was the former crossroads of caravan roads and used to be a slavesโ€™ market.ย 

Next, we head in the direction of Ennedi in the North; you'll feel the desert landscape as we move from sedentary farmers place to nomadic breedersโ€™ area. We will visit Arada and take an unpaved sandy road to Kalait, the gate of Ennedi.ย 

Camping - 3 nights,ย B,L,D

DAYS 5 -ย  7

Region of Archei its paintings and guelta:120 km

We enter via the complex hydrographic system of Oued Archeรฏ pond. We walk and drive in this spectacular Southern part of Ennedi where semi nomads, Gaeda, Tama, and Zaghawa live.

Points of interests include castles, cathedrals, arcs, and caves. In theย Guelta d'Archei, a mythical and especially sacred place, the nomad Toubous and their herds of camels will attract your attention. The last living example of crocodiles of Sahara live there.

NB: site of Terkei โ€“ Toukou โ€“ Manda Guili Cave, Archei, and deli caves.ย 

Camping - 3 nights,ย B,L,D,ย 

DAYS 8 - 10

Kalait/Abรฉchรฉย /Mongo/Nโ€™Djamena: 1300 Km

From the village of Kalait, we will drive back to Abรฉchรฉ. Here, we will discover Guerra Massif through Mongo the administrative center.ย 

Points of interest: Different ethnic groups, Mountain Abou Telfan and the Peaks of Guerra, isolated villages of Arabic Sara and Sara Kinga Village.ย 

After this ethnological part, we will drive back to N'Djamena, spend one night then the following day relax before being transferred to the airport for your international flight.ย 

Camping (1 night)ย B,L,D,ย +1 night at Hotel,ย Breakfast on last day

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